Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids: science goals
Abstract The Lucy Mission is a NASA Discovery-class mission to send a highly capable and
robust spacecraft to investigate seven primitive bodies near both the L 4 and L 5 Lagrange …
robust spacecraft to investigate seven primitive bodies near both the L 4 and L 5 Lagrange …
Spectral effects of regolith porosity in the mid-IR–Forsteritic olivine
AC Martin, JP Emery, MJ Loeffler - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies have long utilized laboratory derived spectra to understand the surface composition
and other properties of planetary bodies. One variable that is believed to affect remotely …
and other properties of planetary bodies. One variable that is believed to affect remotely …
Investigating the relationship between (3200) Phaethon and (155140) 2005 UD through telescopic and laboratory studies
The relationship between the near-Earth objects (3200) Phaethon and (155140) 2005 UD is
unclear. While both are parents to meteor showers (the Geminids and Daytime Sextantids …
unclear. While both are parents to meteor showers (the Geminids and Daytime Sextantids …
Stability of Jovian Trojans and their collisional families
ABSTRACT The Jovian Trojans are two swarms of objects located around the L4 and L5
Lagrange points. The population is thought to have been captured by Jupiter during the …
Lagrange points. The population is thought to have been captured by Jupiter during the …
JWST Near-infrared Spectroscopy of the Lucy Jupiter Trojan Flyby Targets: Evidence for OH Absorption, Aliphatic Organics, and CO2
We present observations obtained with the Near Infrared Spectrograph on JWST of the five
Jupiter Trojans that will be visited by the Lucy spacecraft—the Patroclus–Menoetius binary …
Jupiter Trojans that will be visited by the Lucy spacecraft—the Patroclus–Menoetius binary …
Recent formation and likely cometary activity of near-Earth asteroid pair 2019 PR2–2019 QR6
P Fatka, NA Moskovitz, P Pravec… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Asteroid pairs are genetically related asteroids that recently separated (< few million years),
but still reside on similar heliocentric orbits. A few hundred of these systems have been …
but still reside on similar heliocentric orbits. A few hundred of these systems have been …
Photometric Confirmation and Characterization of the Ennomos Collisional Family in the Jupiter Trojans
I Wong, ME Brown - The Astronomical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Collisional families offer a unique window into the interior composition of asteroid
populations. Previous dynamical studies of the Jupiter Trojans have uncovered a handful of …
populations. Previous dynamical studies of the Jupiter Trojans have uncovered a handful of …
Ice, Ice, Maybe? Investigating 46P/Wirtanen's Inner Coma for Icy Grains
The release of volatiles from comets is usually from direct sublimation of ices on the nucleus,
but for very or hyperactive comets other sources have to be considered to account for the …
but for very or hyperactive comets other sources have to be considered to account for the …
Ultraviolet spectroscopy of Lucy mission targets with the Hubble space telescope
The recently launched Lucy mission aims to understand the dynamical history of the solar
system by examining the Jupiter Trojans, a population of primitive asteroids co-orbital with …
system by examining the Jupiter Trojans, a population of primitive asteroids co-orbital with …
The Iris CubeSat mission: Science payload description for a pathfinder geological space weathering investigation
The Iris mission is a student-led 3-U CubeSat comprised of a science payload of 20
geological samples placed in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to study the effects of space weathering …
geological samples placed in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to study the effects of space weathering …